In May 1757, Philip was twenty-eight when he married Albany native Elsie
Hun. By 1778, their eight children were baptized in the Albany Dutch
church where he was a longtime pewholder and occasional baptism sponsor.

He held a provincial militia commission
- serving as a lieutenant under Philip
Schuyler as early as 1755. Two decades later, he was called "Major"
when he resigned his commission in July 1775.

Philip Lansing was a skipper who carried cargoes on the Hudson for William
Johnson and others. During the Seven Years
War, he served with the boatman on Lake George.

In 1751, he was appointed constable for the second ward. He also served
as firemaster and was paid by the city of performing various tasks. His
modest third ward home was
listed on city assessment rolls.
In 1763, his name appeared
on a list of Albany freeholders. In 1790,
his house included eleven family members and five slaves.

Early in 1766, he joined his Albany neighbors in signing the constitution
of the Albany Sons of Liberty.
In July 1777, he was delegated to procure lead and axeheads from his Albany
neighbors by the Albany Committee of Correspondence.
In August 1778, he was identified
as an Assistant QMG. However, he does not seem to have been accorded a
bounty right for militia service.

After 1790, the name of Philip Lansing dropped from Albany rolls!

notes

Sources: The life of Philip Lansing is CAP
biography number 3648. This sketch
is derived chiefly from family and
community-based resources. Named for his
mother's grandfather, Philip Lansing's life presents fewer challenges
in tracking than those of the Johns, Jacobs, and Gerrits of the Lansing
family!